Parameter-less population pyramid for large-scale tower optimization
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Highlights：
• Parameter-less population pyramid algorithm is introduced for the constrained and structural optimization.
• The algorithm is examined by solving two large-scale tower design optimization problems.
• In order to apply the algorithm to these discrete problems, gray-codes where employed.
• The performance of the algorithm is further compared with four well-known algorithms.
• The results show improvements in both final solutions and convergence rate.
摘要
•Parameter-less population pyramid algorithm is introduced for the constrained and structural optimization.•The algorithm is examined by solving two large-scale tower design optimization problems.•In order to apply the algorithm to these discrete problems, gray-codes where employed.•The performance of the algorithm is further compared with four well-known algorithms.•The results show improvements in both final solutions and convergence rate.
论文关键词：Evolutionary computation,Parameter-less population pyramid,Discrete variable,Structural optimization,Tower design
论文评审过程：Received 27 May 2017, Revised 22 November 2017, Accepted 23 November 2017, Available online 2 December 2017, Version of Record 22 December 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.11.047
